Theses and Dissertations (Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology)http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2980
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 02:22:20 GMT2018-03-20T02:22:20ZLewenskontekstuele hermeneutiek-met verwysing na Sewendedag-Adventistehttp://hdl.handle.net/10500/23382
Lewenskontekstuele hermeneutiek-met verwysing na Sewendedag-Adventiste
Horn, Ruan
In die tesis word die modernistiese en laat/postmodernistiese reduksionistiese benaderings in die Adventiste wêreld nie bloot afgewys nie, nie net omdat dit deel van ons ervaring is nie maar ook omdat die reduksies wat in die moderne en laat/postmoderne tyd ontstaan het in ŉ gemodifieërde sin die boustene is van ŉ hermeneutiese benadering wat poog om holisties en in multiverse sin oorvleuelend te werk met die antieke, moderne en laat/post moderne benaderinge.
In ŉ hermeneutiek wat holisties oorvleuelend en multivers integrerend aan die gang is, vorm die vierledige opset van die handelinge en beweginge van God, die menslike bewustelike self, medemens(e) as die ander mens en die natuurlike kosmiese wêreld ŉ misterie van vierledig aktiewe teenwoordighede wat nie-vermengd saambestaan maar tog ontsettend naby aan mekaar is as die voortgaande ervaringskaart van elke konteks en situasie.
Juis die uitmekaar ruk van die vierledige aktiewe teenwoordighede inonservaringswêrelde vorm die agtergrond vir moderne teologisme met God alleen speler van die spel, psigologisme met die bewustelike menslike self as die kaptein van sy siel en die meester van sy lot, humanisme waarin die mensheid as kollektiewe menswees die enigste roerder van die menslike brousel in die geskiedenis is en naturalisme waarin die natuurlik kosmiese omgewing die naturaliserende ordeningsagent van die kosmiese chaos is.
Wat radikaal deur ŉ holisties oorvleuelende en multiverse integrerende aanpak sny, is dat die vierledige teenwoordighede gedra word asook ingebou is in wat in die Bybels-historiese tydslyn vorendag kom as die vier prominente dade van God se voortgaande skepping, versoening in Jesus Christus, alomvattende vernuwing deur die Gees en voleindende volmaking tot in die aanbreek van die nuwe hemel en die nuwe aarde.
Binne die omraming van ŉ hermeneutiek wat holisties oorvleuelend en multiversintegrerend werk, word algemene moderne en postmoderne benaderinge oor tekse, teorieë, menslike handelinge en die
natuurlike kosmiese gebeurtenisse beskryf. Terwyl die moderniteit – en ook die postmoderniteit –
uitgaan van die hoofsaaklik opponerende verskille tussen sinmakende beskouinge word hier gepoog om
eers die oorvleuelingsareas refleksief te betrek en daarna aandag gee aan die verskille. Die drie
breë benaderinge wat hoofsaaklik beskryf word is die van fundamentalistiese spieëling, liberale interpretasie en die konsinlike onderhandeling van tekse, teorieë, menslike handelinge en natuurlik kosmiese gebeure.Juis teen hierdie agtergrond word diverse SDA omgangspatrone met die Bybel,
ervaringe in die kerklike arena en alledaagse ervaringe in ŉ draaikolk van multivers oorvleuelende en differensiërende refleksiwiteit beskryf.; In the thesis Adventist approaches making use of modernist and late/postmodernistic reductionist
philosophies are not rejected out of hand. Not only are the reductions which emerged in the modern
and late/modern era part of our experience but they are in a modified sense the building blocks of
a hermeneutical approach in which an attempt is made to work in an overlapping holistic and
multiverse way with approaches of the ancient world, modernity and late/post modernity.
In a hermeneutics that operate holistically with overlaps and in a multiverse integrative sense,
the quadruple setting of actions and movements of God, the conscious human self, neighbour(s) as
the other human and the natural cosmic world forms a mystery of foursome active presences that do
not exist together in a mixed sense but are very close to each
other as the continuous experiential map of every context and situation.
The dislocation of the foursome active presences in our experiential worlds forms the backdrop of
modern theologism in which God is the sole player in the game, psychologism with the conscious
human self as the captain of his or her soul, humanism in which
humanity as the collectiveness of being human is the only stirrer of the human concoction in
history and naturalism in which the natural cosmic environment is the only naturalistic agency that
arranges the cosmic chaos.
Cutting radically through the holistic overlapping and multiverse integrative approach is that the
foursome presences are carried and built into what come to the fore in the biblical historical
timeline as the four grand acts of God of continuous creation, reconciliation in Jesus Christ, all
embracing renewal through the Holy Spirit and fulfilling fulfilment as in the dawn of the new
heaven and the new earth.
Within the embrace of a hermeneutics which works with overlaps in a holistically and integrating in
a multiverse sense general modernist and late/post modern approaches regarding texts, theories,
human doings and natural cosmic events are described. While modernity – and late/post modernity -
depart from mainly opposing differences between sense making views the attempt is made here firstly
to engage oneself in a reflexive sense with the areas of overlapping and only then to pay attention
the differences. The three broad approaches mainly described are that of fundamentalist mirroring,
liberal interpretation and consensual negotiation of texts, theories, human doings and natural
cosmic events. It is against this background that diverse SDA engagement patterns with the Bible,
experiences in the arena of the church and everyday experiences is described in a vortex of
holistic overlapping and multiverse integrative reflexivity.
Summaries in English and Afrikaans
Sun, 01 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/10500/233822015-11-01T00:00:00ZHouse visitation in the Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ : bane or boon?http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22279
House visitation in the Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ : bane or boon?
Motloba, Joseph Modisaotsile
Welcoming visitors is part of our African culture. This research tries to reflect on house visitation in the Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ (MRCC), and the impact thereof, if any, in the spiritual lives of congregants. Traditionally, pastors, elders and deacons alone bear the responsibility of visiting families in the MRCC. This research therefore reflects on the issue of house visitation in the MRCC where it is seen and understood as the duty and responsibility of pastors, elders and deacons only.
The research is a passionate call for the MRCC, as a church, to work on a ministry design where all members will be actively involved in visiting one another, a move from the traditional one where only pastors, elders and deacons visit households. Arguments are also presented on how technology could be used to the advantage of the church in this task.
Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/10500/222792016-05-01T00:00:00ZGlaubens- und Kompetenzentwicklung durch Mentoring : eine empirisch-qualitative Arbeit am Beispiel des Missions Discipleship Trainings von Operation Mobilisation, Deutschlandhttp://hdl.handle.net/10500/22054
Glaubens- und Kompetenzentwicklung durch Mentoring : eine empirisch-qualitative Arbeit am Beispiel des Missions Discipleship Trainings von Operation Mobilisation, Deutschland
Hurst, Barbara Simone
In dieser Studie werden die Auswirkungen von Mentoring zur Förderung von Glaube und Kompetenzen innerhalb des einjährigen Jüngerschaftsprogrammes „Missions Discipleship Training“ von OM Deutschland untersucht. Zum einen wird erforscht, mit welchen Erwartungen die Teilnehmenden zum MDT kommen, zum anderen ihre Wahrnehmung der Mentoringtreffen, deren Inhalte und die Auswirkungen auf die Entwicklung von Glaube und Kompetenzen.
Anhand des empirisch-theologischen Praxiszyklus wird sowohl die Planung und Durchführung sowie die Ergebnisse der qualitativen Interviews dargestellt, die mit sieben ehemaligen Teilnehmenden des MDTs geführt wurden.
Als Ergebnis des mehrmaligen Kodierens unter Anwendung der „Grounded Theory“ lassen sich fünf Typologien von Teilnehmenden herausarbeiten. Auf der Grundlage der Forschungsergebnisse wurden Praxiskonsequenzen für Mentoring erarbeitet.
Die Studie will einen Beitrag zur besseren Umsetzung von Mentoring zur Förderung von Glaube und Kompetenzen in einjährigen Jüngerschaftsprogrammen leisten.; This research project examines the impact of mentoring in a one year discipleship programme, Missions Discipleship Training (MDT) from OM Germany. First, it looks at the expectations of participants at the outset of the programme. Secondly, it explores how participants evaluate mentoring sessions, specifically the content of the sessions and the impact on the development of the faith and competence of participants. Consistent with the empirical-theological praxis cycle the planning, implementation and results of the qualitative interviews of seven former MDT participants are included. A „Grounded Theory“ methodology is employed, resulting in the creation of multiple codes and the classification of the interviewees into five categories. A best practice approach to mentoring is developed based on these research results. This project aims to improve the implementation of mentoring in one year discipleship programs, so that through mentoring participants are encouraged to grow in both faith and competence.
Text in German; abstract in German and English
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/10500/220542016-11-01T00:00:00ZServe the City "Eine empirisch-theologische Untersuchung zu Jugendpartizipation aus der Perspektive einer :Offentlichen Theologie" = Serve the City"An empirical-theological study of adolescent participation from a public theology perspectivehttp://hdl.handle.net/10500/22025
Serve the City "Eine empirisch-theologische Untersuchung zu Jugendpartizipation aus der Perspektive einer :Offentlichen Theologie" = Serve the City"An empirical-theological study of adolescent participation from a public theology perspective
Petry, Andreas
The basis for the work at hand is a look at current and future societal challenges in
living together in communities. Public Theology claims to offer an important contribution
as far as the overcoming of societal issues is concerned. The aim of this
research is to shed light on this theoretical claim by relating it to a practically applied
project while asking the question how the existing challenges can be dealt
with. It is explicitly about participatory structures and their advancement. Participation
is considered a key element for functioning communities in society. The
advancement of participation for young people contains an element of activation,
support and care. This research investigates which access paths the young people
chose for their participatory engagement, how these are designed and experienced,
and finally, how these paths can be strengthened and developed. The response to
these questions resulted in concrete courses of action for the research project
STC-Bremen, and furthermore, in generalized interpretations which can aid the
development of other fields of action.
Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/10500/220252015-04-01T00:00:00Z